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COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for

Image: Steven Saphore/AAPTwo years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.This was two months after there...

How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?

Image: David J. Phillip/APThe Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both...

COVID will soon be endemic. This doesn’t mean it’s harmless or we give up, just that it’s part of life

Image: Joan Mateu/AP/AAPWe have experienced many bumps in the road since 2020 and one would have to be extremely brave to predict what the...

‘Drained and wary of the future’: why you might feel different about New Year’s resolutions this year

Image: Dan Himbrechts / AAPAt the beginning of each year, many people make vows to either do or not do something to improve their...

Will Australia follow Europe into a fourth COVID wave? Boosters, vaccinating kids, ventilation and masks may help us avoid it

  Image: AP Photo/Lisa LeutnerEurope is facing a fourth wave of COVID. As we watch on, it is reasonable to ask whether Australia will be...

Chief health officers are in the spotlight like never before. Here’s what goes on behind the scenes

  Joel Carrett/AAP ImageUntil COVID-19, few people knew anything about Australia’s chief medical officer or the state and territories’ chief health officers. Now they...

At home with your dog? 3 ways to connect and lift your spirits

  Picture: Olly (above with Jon David)It may come as no surprise to dog owners in lockdown, but walking the dog can be the...

How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us

  Image: ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what...

When life gives you lemons … 4 Stoic tips for getting through lockdown from Epictetus

  Image: Unsplash/Cristina Anne CostelloBorn into slavery, then crippled by his master and exiled by the Emperor Domitian, Epictetus (c.60-135 CE) has become arguably the central...

Right out there: how the pandemic has given rise to extreme views and fractured conservative politics

  Image: Wes Mountain/The ConversationGreat crises are a stimulus to right-wing political mobilisation. Famously, the Great Depression of the 1930s gave the Nazis their...
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